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Feb 26, 2010
WCTV News
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The ninth annual College of Medicine spring break trips will leave on March 5 and 6 to deliver food, supplies and care to underprivileged countries.

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Feb 25, 2010
850 Business Magazine
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State senator Durell Peaden played a key role in getting the FSU College of Medicine started ten years ago.  A key political figure in the challenge of improving Florida's health care system, Peaden draws from his experiences as a small-town doctor.

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Feb 22, 2010
New York Times
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These letters to the editor of the New York Times comment the surging numbers of new medical schools opening in the U.S. Marleise Brosnan, the project director of the Eldercare Workforce Alliance in Washington, D.C., praises the College of Medicine for its efforts to prepare all its students for work with elderly patients. (Last letter on this page)

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Feb 20, 2010
Tallahassee Democrat
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The annual Alzheimer's Disease Education and Training Conference, held at the College of Medicine, offered free activities and information to those who attended. Over 200 people visited vendors, attended educational sessions, shared their experiences and learned about all the various kinds of help and support that's available to local caregivers dealing with a loved one's Alzheimer's disease. Also featured on WCTV.

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Feb 15, 2010
FSUnews.com
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With a different schedule and 250 more dancers than last year, the 15th annual Dance Marathon at FSU raised over $400,000 for the Children's Miracle Network. Children both at UF's Shands Hospital and in the FSU College of Medicine's Leon and Gadsden county programs will benefit from the funds raised.

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Feb 14, 2010
Tallahassee Democrat
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The Alzheimer's Project Inc. partnered with the College of Medicine and the Pilot Club of Tallahassee to present a free conference for caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease. Held at the college, the conference aimed to help caregivers find support, counseling, respite opportunities and any other information that would make their lives easier.

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Feb 14, 2010
Tallahassee Democrat
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The 15th annual Dance Marathon, organized each year by a dedicated group of FSU students, boasted a new schedule this year -- two 20-hour shifts instead of one 32-hour shift -- and 250 more dancers than the previous year. More than 1,500 volunteered total. Money raised -- over $400,000 -- goes to help kids at UF's Shands Hospital as well as the FSU College of Medicine's health programs in Leon and Gadsden counties.

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Feb 13, 2010
Tallahassee Democrat
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The College of Medicine's Dr. Maggie Blackburn, director of Rural Health, voiced her opinion in this "My View" in the Tallahassee Democrat. Blackburn expressed thanks and continuing appreciation to FSU's Dance Marathon fundraiser's organizers and dancers; every year the event raises tens of thousands of dollars that directly benefits children living in Gadsden County.

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Feb 09, 2010
FSUnews.com
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Hundreds of people from the College of Medicine and across the Florida State campus filled the atrium Tuesday afternoon to view the work on display at the medical school’s sixth annual Research Fair. The 67 posters – 12 more than last year’s total – represented the work of faculty members as well as students. Their areas of research included stem cells, fetal nerve cells, liver fibrosis, childhood obesity, Vitamins B12 and D, and yoga for breast cancer patients, among many others.

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Feb 04, 2010
FSUnews.com
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Positive aging will be the keynote speaker’s message at the upcoming Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Training Conference at the Florida State University College of Medicine. The 25th annual conference, scheduled for Feb. 20, is free and open to everyone. It will give the public, caregivers and health professionals the latest updates on Alzheimer’s disease.

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